Soccer Preview: Johns Creek vs. Wheeler
Johns Creek is 3-0 against Wheeler since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Johns Creek Gladiators will head out on the road to face off against the Wheeler Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Johns Creek has 11 straight wins, Wheeler has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Johns Creek beat Harrison 3-1. Given Johns Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Harrison is ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Johns Creek was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Liam Dueve and
Julien Seher, who scored all three of Johns Creek's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 40 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Wheeler didn't have quite enough to beat Kell on Tuesday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Wheeler has lost by just one goal.
Johns Creek's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those seven matchups. As for Wheeler, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-1.
Johns Creek took their win against Wheeler when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johns Creek since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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